Oak Ridge climate

Oak Ridge Weather in August

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Piedmont Triad Intl AP, 9.5 km from Oak Ridge

Average highs run from 88°F on August 1 to 85°F on August 31, and lows from 69°F to 66°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.36 in over about 10 wet days.

August day by day

The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Oak Ridge, in °F, with the record for each date.406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

August at a glance

Average high
87°F
Average low
68°F
Precipitation
4.36 in
Record high
103°FAug 18, 1988
Record low
45°FAug 30, 1986
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
9.1
Daylight
13 h 58 min to 12 h 58 min
Cloud cover
57%
Humidity
70%
Dew point
65°F
Wind
5.6 mph

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation; snow means at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wetChance of snow
Aug 188°F69°F97°F 197056°F 199737%0%
Aug 288°F69°F99°F 195360°F 199737%0%
Aug 388°F69°F98°F 194255°F 198536%0%
Aug 488°F69°F98°F 198754°F 198536%0%
Aug 588°F69°F101°F 193052°F 192936%0%
Aug 688°F69°F98°F 200756°F 194836%0%
Aug 788°F69°F99°F 197753°F 195736%0%
Aug 888°F69°F100°F 200755°F 200436%0%
Aug 987°F69°F101°F 200755°F 198936%0%
Aug 1087°F69°F100°F 200756°F 195335%0%
Aug 1187°F69°F95°F 194459°F 196235%0%
Aug 1287°F69°F96°F 194153°F 195435%0%
Aug 1387°F69°F97°F 195652°F 193035%0%
Aug 1487°F68°F99°F 199554°F 194134%0%
Aug 1587°F68°F98°F 200752°F 196334%0%
Aug 1687°F68°F99°F 200752°F 197934%0%
Aug 1787°F68°F99°F 198850°F 197933%0%
Aug 1887°F68°F103°F 198855°F 198133%0%
Aug 1987°F68°F99°F 198856°F 197633%0%
Aug 2086°F68°F100°F 198352°F 194332%0%
Aug 2186°F68°F100°F 198355°F 192932%0%
Aug 2286°F68°F100°F 198355°F 202431%0%
Aug 2386°F67°F99°F 198353°F 199731%0%
Aug 2486°F67°F98°F 196851°F 193031%0%
Aug 2586°F67°F97°F 194350°F 195230%0%
Aug 2686°F67°F98°F 197549°F 194230%0%
Aug 2785°F67°F96°F 194850°F 194530%0%
Aug 2885°F67°F98°F 194852°F 196930%0%
Aug 2985°F66°F100°F 194847°F 198629%0%
Aug 3085°F66°F100°F 193245°F 198629%0%
Aug 3185°F66°F101°F 193247°F 194629%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Oak Ridge, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.0102030401102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (EDT).

August 1
sunrise 6:27 AM, sunset 8:25 PM
August 31
sunrise 6:51 AM, sunset 7:49 PM

Every day of August: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00013723 (Piedmont Triad Intl AP), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00013723, every year on file, quality-flagged values removed. Cloud, humidity, wind and sunshine: NASA POWER (MERRA-2, CERES and GEWEX SRB), 1991-2020. The data was obtained from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center's Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources (POWER) project funded through the NASA Earth Science Division: POWER Daily API v2, accessed 2026-09-24. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.